How to be Confident with NLP, 2nd Edition

WHO IS KNOCKING YOUR CONFIDENCE?

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At the end Lee said that he always gets nervous before a performance

and forgets what to do. He was so worried about making a wrong move

that he created the problem for himself.

David responded as follows, ‘So Lee, when you walk onto the

performance area you are worrying about doing something wrong, even

though you have practised thousands of times. It seems absurd that such

confidence can disappear in the presence of an audience.

‘I wonder how easy it wouldbefor youinstead toimagine tellingthe audience

how they had betterget readytobe amazed at what you are going to do.

‘What if you were to laugh at your skill, be ...